New at barneys: Byredo Mister Marvelous.
New at macys: Beyonce Pulse, BCBG Max Azria for Women.
New at neimanmarcus: Balenciaga Paris L'Essence.
New at nordstrom: Kenzo Flower Tag.
New at saksfifthavenue: By Kilian Sweet Redemption, Jo Malone Wild Bluebell.
Van Cleef & Arpels will launch Féerie Rose des Neiges, a new limited edition fragrance for women, in September. Féerie Rose des Neiges was inspired by the rose Fée des neiges, and is a flanker to 2008’s Féerie…
Recently I saw The Silence of the Lambs again. When I first saw the film, just after it came out, my fragrance wardrobe consisted of Chanel Coco and Victoria’s Secret Tranquil Breezes bubble bath. This time, more attuned to perfume references, I chilled as Hannibal Lector met Clarice Starling for the first time. Lector stood straight-backed, arms at his side, and stared at Clarice on the other side of the bars. His nostrils flared and he half-shut his eyes. “You wear L’Air du Temps,” he said. “But not today.” Brilliant.
When I watch movies these days, my eyes are often fixed on the background as I look for perfume. In Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner, two 16-ounce, houndstooth Christian Dior bottles sit on a shelf in the bathroom. I think one of them is Miss Dior. In Auntie Mame, the Rosalind Russell version, Mame gives her housekeeper a giant clock-shaped bottle of something Guerlain I suspect is Shalimar. Another mammoth bottle of Guerlain, this one looking to hold nearly a gallon of Mitsouko Eau de Cologne, adorns the background of an Italian movie. I can’t remember the plot at all, only the Mitsouko…
Giorgio Armani’s Emporio Armani line will launch Emporio Armani Diamonds Black Carat fragrances for Her and for Him in October. Both fragrances were developed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier…
Model Mariacarla Boscono for Givenchy Dahlia Noir. According to Givenchy artistic director Riccardo Tisci,
I wanted to do something that really represents my woman, who is very defined after six years. She’s masculine but feminine. Very romantic but at the same time very dark. And very severe but super dreamy. All these kinds of opposite things. (via NMDaily)